Nelson--Melvin C. [Class of 1937]

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1 Melvin C. Nelson
Alumnus 31:4, p.23
Appointed head football coach at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa. He formerly coached at Waverly and West Waterloo.
2 Melvin C. Nelson
Alumnus 31:4, p.25
Coaches in Milford, Iowa; he lives with his wife and son in Nevada, Iowa.
3 Four '37 wrestlers to be absent
Alumnus 21:4, p.18
1938 wrestling season preview; photo.
4 Panther gridders will be stronger--but so will everybody else, says Coach Starbeck
Alumnus 21:4, p.19
1937 football season preview; photo.
5 Cheney wins national
Old Gold 0:0, p.142
Wrestling season highlights and team members; photos.
6 Panther eleven wins five
Old Gold 0:0, p.60
Season schedule and highlights; photos.
7 Seniors, 1936-'37
Old Gold 0:0, p.242
Senior portraits; photos.
8 Let's Guess Who
College Eye 28:34, p.3
9 1936 varsity football squad
Alumnus 21:2, p.16
Team photo; photo.
10 Grapplers win five meets
Alumnus 21:2, p.13
Wrestling season wrap-up.
11 Loss of nine lettermen worries track coach
Alumnus 21:2, p.14
Season preview.
12 Ten accept bid of men's honor group, Blue Key
College Eye 28:25, p.1
Brief profiles of new Blue Key members.
13 Melvin Nelson elected "I" club president
College Eye 28:16, p.4
Melvin Nelson, 1936 all conference center and wrester for the Panthers, was elected president of the Iowa State Teachers College "I" Club.
14 Gloomy outlook for wrestlers
Alumnus 21:1, p.19
1937 wrestling season preview.
15 Panthers display brilliant, spirited football
Alumnus 21:1, p.18
1936 season wrap-up; photo.
16 Nelson receives athletic trophy at annual dinner
College Eye 28:12, p.4
Melvin Nelson received the most valuable player award for the 1936 football season.
17 Called Shots and Stuff
College Eye 28:8, p.4
Football notes.
18 Men elect seven to act on Baker Hall Council Wednesday
College Eye 28:2, p.1
Roster of council members.
19 Regulars return
College Eye 28:1, p.5
Preparing for the football season are Melvin Nelson and Keith McCabe; photo.
20 Purple Panther looks to 1936 and finds outlook dark, grim
Alumnus 20:3, p.18
1936 football season preview; season schedule
21 Tracksters win second straight loop crown
Alumnus 20:3, p.19
1936 season wrap-up.
22 Football
Old Gold 0:0, p.55

Season schedule and highlights; photos.

23 Teachers College wrestlers will close the dual meet season here Wednesday night
Public Relations News Release 1935:636, p.1
Probable lineups for the meet against the University of Iowa.
24 Teachers College wrestlers will attempts to thwart the Indiana University grapplers
Public Relations News Release 1935:617, p.1
Coach McCuskey will use the same team that has represented the Panthers all season.
25 The Teachers College wrestling team will pin its hopes on three undefeated men at Ames
Public Relations News Release 1935:576, p.1
Probable lineups.
26 Teachers College wrestlers will grapple with the strong team from the University of Minnesota
Public Relations News Release 1935:558, p.1
Starting lineups.
27 The Teachers College wrestling team heads straight into its toughest aggregation
Public Relations News Release 1935:473, p.1
The wrestling team will meet Cornell tomorrow night.
28 The Teachers College wrestling team battles the University of Nebraska tonight
Public Relations News Release 1935:458, p.1
Probable lineups.
29 The Teachers College grapplers open the 1936 season tomorrow night against Iowa State
Public Relations News Release 1935:386, p.1
Probable lineups.
30 Champlin most valuable gridder
Alumnus 20:1, p.14
John Champlin is football MVP; Orville Nichols named to all-state team; list of other letter-winners.
31 Purple Panthers close season in burst of speed
Alumnus 20:1, p.13
Finish 4-2-2; season wrap-up; photo.
32 Nine hundred students are expected at the annual Christmas supper party
Public Relations News Release 1935:335, p.1
Following the dinner there will be a short program.
33 Coach McCuskey settled down to whip the wrestling squad into shape
Public Relations News Release 1935:315, p.1
Candidates for the squad.
34 Major awards were granted to twenty one Teachers College football players
Public Relations News Release 1935:313, p.1
John Champlin was named as the player of the greatest value to the team.
35 Six football players cast aside moleskins in favor of satins as they prepared to report for basketball drills
Public Relations News Release 1935:287, p.1
Four other football players are expected to report to wrestling practice.
36 The Teachers College opens its North Central conference football wars against South Dakota
Public Relations News Release 1935:278, p.2
Eight men in the starting lineup will be playing their last game for the Teachers College.
37 Melvin Nelson will conclude his second year as the regular center on the football team
Public Relations News Release 1935:257, p.1
Profile.
38 The Teachers College football team that can "tackle" will take the field tomorrow
Public Relations News Release 1935:192, p.2
Probable starting lineups.
39 Coach Tom Johnson and twenty-two Panther gridders left for Cedar Rapids
Public Relations News Release 1935:169, p.1
Starting lineup.
40 The Teachers College eleven leaves tomorrow for Cedar Rapids
Public Relations News Release 1935:168, p.1
Starting lineup.
41 The Teachers College football team will make its bid for the eigth win in the Homecoming series
Public Relations News Release 1935:144, p.1
Probable starting lineups.
42 Melvin Nelson will lead the Panthers against Western State Teachers College
Public Relations News Release 1935:125, p.1
This Nelson's second year as a regular.
43 The Teachers College makes its second bid for gridiron victory tomorrow
Public Relations News Release 1935:106, p.1
Starting lineup.
44 The Teachers College football team concluded its practice session and will entrain for Ypsilanti tonight
Public Relations News Release 1935:100, p.1
Traveling squad members.
45 The Teachers College football team will open the 1935 season tomorrow against Cornell
Public Relations News Release 1935:78, p.2
Probable starting lineups.
46 Coach Tom Johnson announced that he would continue scrimmage sessions all this week
Public Relations News Release 1935:72, p.1
Season update and possible starting lineup.
47 With the general public barred, the Teachers College gridders learn intricate offensive positions
Public Relations News Release 1935:49, p.2
Coach Johnson is still having trouble finding the perfect first string combination.
48 Only ten days of practice remain for the Panthers to get ready for the invasion of Cornell
Public Relations News Release 1935:31, p.1
There are no set positions yet, as changes are still being made in the entire make up of the team.
49 The Teachers College football squad will settle down to a steady diet of scrimmage
Public Relations News Release 1935:9, p.1
Forty one men are currently available for the team.
50 Melvin Nelson will be back bigger and tougher than ever this year
Public Relations News Release 1934:1143, p.1
Short profile.
51 Prospects for center's berth look promising
College Eye 27:53, p.4
Looks at lineman for 1935 football season; photo.
52 Three Iowa Falls football players are counted upon as valuable cogs in the football machine
Public Relations News Release 1934:1145, p.1
Short profiles.
53 Waterloo will have two candidates for the Teachers College football squad
Public Relations News Release 1934:1146, p.1
Profiles.
54 Nineteen lettermen will be on hand this fall
Public Relations News Release 1934:1130, p.3
Season preview and schedule.
55 Football
Old Gold 0:0, p.234
1934 schedule and season highlights; photos.
56 The Teachers College wrestling team opens the season at Madison tonight
Public Relations News Release 1934:756, p.1
Injuries, ineligibilities, and failure to return to school have cut the Panther outfit to a mere handful.
57 The wrestling team looks none too confidently to a season full of tussles with strong opponents
Public Relations News Release 1934:757, p.1
Coach McCuskey will attempt to whip his men into shape for the first meet against Wisconsin.
58 Three Teachers College athletes will not return to school following the Christmas holidays
Public Relations News Release 1934:768, p.1
The three men will be unable to continue because of lack of funds.
59 Bruce Warner will be unable to wrestle in the meet against the University of Wisconsin
Public Relations News Release 1934:753, p.1
Only three matches were necessary to determine the personnel of the Madison meet.
60 The first season of varsity football competition was brought to a close for Melvin Nelson
Public Relations News Release 1934:716, p.1
Nelson has been in the starting lineup of every game this season.
61 The Teachers College football team has been working out new defense plays this week
Public Relations News Release 1934:708, p.1
The same lineup used against Morningside will be used, with the exception of Russell Bell.
62 Although there is no wrestling schedule, candidates have been working out three times a week
Public Relations News Release 1934:702, p.1
Once football is over daily practices will begin.
63 Coach John Baker plans to use the same line up from the Homecoming football game
Public Relations News Release 1934:697, p.1
Starting line up and schedule of Saturday's games.
64 Lester Peterson will close his home football career against Morningside College
Public Relations News Release 1934:698, p.1
Melvin Nelson has started every game this year, and is likely to start against Morningside also.
65 The Iowa State Teachers College football team prepares for the Morningside game
Public Relations News Release 1934:701, p.1
Starting line up.
66 Watch 'em step out and go tomorrow!
College Eye 26:20, p.1
TC football players Orville Nichols, Keith McCabe, Harry Helgason, Melvin Nelson, and William Chambers are sure to be in the limelight of the Homecoming game this Saturday.
67 Football prospects look brighter now with no players on the injured list
Public Relations News Release 1934:681, p.1
Starting lineup for the Homecoming game.
68 Four men are designated to start in the Homecoming football game
Public Relations News Release 1934:682, p.1
Legionnaires from surrounding towns have been invited to the game by the Cedar Falls American Legion.
69 Four men are slated to start the Homecoming football game
Public Relations News Release 1934:682, p.1
Record breaking crowds are expected for the game, as the Cedar Falls American Legion has invited Legionnaires from surrounding towns.
70 Chalk talk Monday opens a week of drills
Public Relations News Release 1934:666, p.1
Starting lineup for the Homecoming game.
71 Many familiar faces may be missing for the Dad's Day game
Public Relations News Release 1934:658, p.1
A few players are still injured and out of play, but one player, Bob Torrence, will be back for the Dad's Day game.
72 Panthers receive their first loss
Public Relations News Release 1934:645, p.1
Three men were put into the hospital as soon as they returned from Kalamazoo.
73 Football team heads to Kalamazoo, Michigan
Public Relations News Release 1934:639, p.1
Season updates.
74 The football team polishes up some untried plays
Public Relations News Release 1934:630, p.2
Season updates.
75 "Little Pete" Peterson or Orville Nichols will be the starting quarterback
Public Relations News Release 1934:622, p.2
Possible players for the starting lineup.
76 Forty-five likely gridders answer first call
Alumnus 18:4, p.15

1934 season preview; photo.

77 45 men turned out as candidates for the college football team
Public Relations News Release 1934:595, p.1
Season preview
78 Varsity gridders romp over freshmen in an inter-team scrimmage
Public Relations News Release 1934:611, p.2
Season updates.
79 Vernon Stribley is forced to drop out of competition
Public Relations News Release 1934:597, p.2
Football season preview.
80 Letter and numeral winners from the winter term
Public Relations News Release 1932:439, p.1
This week the coaches and athletic board announced that twenty-one varsity athletes and a like number of freshman earned letters and numerals for the winter term.